Work Schedules!

[maddiem]

I'm 27, a wife and mother of two young children under 3 years old. Over 7 years ago now I began my prerequisites for nursing school and life took me in an other direction. I worked in management for 5 years and when I had my youngest in January I didn't come back from maternity leave. 99% of the reason for me leaving was my schedule, it was HORRIBLE for having kids. I'm enjoying my time home with my little ones, but I'm longing for a career that I'm passionate about. I never got over my desire to become a nurse over the years. I'm considering an ADN program close to my home and then finishing up my BSN elsewhere. I'm wondering how others currently working with families feel about their schedules. I live in the Chicago suburbs. The job prospects out here are good and I know theres so many areas of nursing. Just looking for some encouraging experiences from working parents in the nursing field! I have some friends who are nurses and some of them seem to have decent schedules. I understand this is a very broad question because it really depends on the setting you're in. Thank you in advance for your answers! ?

[Sour Lemon]

My schedule is great, because I work per diem when I want to work.

When other people made my schedule, it was quite horrible ...denied vacations, denied single days off, one on, one off (over and over), last minute changes, mandatory meetings on inconvenient days at inconvenient times, etc. I absolutely hated it, and it drained the life right out of me.